Operational AVETRA 2015 Division Industry of Industry Vocational Training and Access Education

Dual Sector Project “The Transformation of CQUniversity Australia into Queensland’s first Dual Sector University” Commonwealth SAF $74m State $120m assets, funding, staff University contribution - repositioning

Structural Adjustment Fund EIF Funding Agreement $49m Capital and Infrastructure- Resources HESA Grant $29m Operational

Dual-sector: how? Review of existing Dual Sector models Context TAFE Reform Merger with Central Queensland Institute of TAFE Shrink or grow culture –Established brands –Existing talent, resources & infrastructure

Starting Point Negotiation with State Government Funding from Federal Government Communicate Local Industry and Community Operations- Getting the ducks in a row

Governance Operational Unification - Merger University Council Resolution Ministerial sign off Merger and Transfer Board SAF Steering Committee Implementation Group

Conditions Precedent By May 2014: TAFE Queensland Act Dual Sector Amendment Bill 2014 and Regulation Asset valuations and covenants RTO, ASQA, TEQSA, DoE, DETE Funding Agreement Successor in law - contracts Structure – safe transfer of all staff

Mechanism Division Industry Vocational Training and Access Education (DIVTAE) Change management strategy Develop a new structure Key operational areas to merge into university structure

Transitional Structure DVC IVET (Office of) Division Industry Vocational Training and Access Education (DIVTAE) University Council Vice Chancellor Higher Education International and Services Finance and Planning Governance and Student Services Engagement Business Performance Directorate: Finance and Planning, Contracts, Dual Sector & Projects Office User Choice/VET FEE Help DATA Services – Student One Business Development Directorate: Vocational School of Mining RPL, Business Development Academic Unification Quality Unit TAFE Directorate (Office of) Vocational School s of: Business and Humanities Engineering and Trades Academic Learning Service Unit

Implementation Group Academic Unification Communications Facilities Management Finance and Planning Governance Information and Technology Systems Marketing People and Culture Student Services

Academic Unification Key interdependencies: –Communications –Governance –Systems –Marketing –Student Services

Communication Comprehensive Commonwealth and State All Stakeholders – roadshows, community events Dual Sector HUB Media

Facilities Management Covenants Valuations Backlog Maintenance Space utilisation University Standard

Finance and Planning Funding: transitional and completion FYs Systems Reporting: ongoing, aggregate and separate

Governance Policy and procedure Operational Academic Safe transfer of all records Structures and Committees Reporting, quality, compliance

Information and Tech Systems Business readiness all systems Student One Desktops and communications LMS TM1 Library, CRM, Timetabling Academic Unification

Marketing CQUniverse Comprehensive Website QTAC Handbook New Programs Events - open days

People and Culture Managing change Safe transfer of all staff Fair Work Australia JCC Unions Copied state instrument

Student Services Experience Safe transition of all students Open for business Write to all students and employers - guides Structure call centre On message Graduations

One Glorious CQ day in July 2014… It happened: Legislation was enacted We transferred information We transferred staff and students Central Queensland celebrated

9 months in… Change management ongoing Dynamic, gradually refining systems and business process Gradually integrating core business structures All systems gggo…

Evaluation and Impact Analysis Vocational Research Program evaluation - framework Early impact analysis 2016 Benchmarking Long term impact